Dr. Diego Valdez

Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon (Spain)

Dr. Diego Valdez (M.D) is a Spanish Orthopedic surgeon. Internationally recognized shoulder and sports medicine specialist with more than 15 years of experience and more than 3500 surgical procedures performed.

Dr Diego used to lead the Shoulder and Arthroscopy department at a Level 1 University Hospital for more than 6 years and became an Associate University professor for Rovira I Virgili University.

Member of multiple shoulder scientific societies, he is performing the latest arthroscopic surgical techniques for treating the most common shoulder problems including rotator cuff tears and shoulder dislocation or for complex cases including tendon transfers and biological augmentation using collagen patches.

Extensive experience in Shoulder Replacement for primary as well as revision complex cases using the latest A.I. tools with Computer Assisted Navigation software to achieve the best clinical results.

More than 10 years treating young athletes as a Sports Medicine surgeon for Catalan Sports Federation including football, basketball and volleyball players with excellent clinical results and high return to sports index.

Education and training:

Associate professor for Spanish and International Cadaveric courses
International Shoulder education
Spanish Board Certification in Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship in Orthopedics and Trauma surgery, Hautepierre University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Special Mention at Luis Munera final residency assessment
Orthopedic surgery residency program, Hospital Universitario Joan XXIII, Spain

Key Positions:

Head of Shoulder and Arthroscopy department – Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Spain
Sports Medicine surgeon for Catalan Sports Federation, Spain
University Associate Professor, Rovira I Virgili University, Spain
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon – Shoulder and Knee - Royal Health Group, UAE

Scientific Societies:

Arab Shoulder and Elbow Association member (ASEA)
European Society for Shoulder and Elbow surgery member (SECEC)
Spanish Shoulder and Elbow surgery Society member (SECHC)
Spanish Arthroscopy surgery Society member (AEA)
Spanish Orthopedic and Trauma Society member (SECOT)
Catalan Orthopedic and Trauma Society member (SCCOT)

Instructional training:

BIAS (Barcelona International Arthro Shoulder) Barcelona, 2019
XV Congreso SECHC (Spanish Shoulder and Elbow surgery society) Barcelona, 2019
Encuentros con AEA (Spanish Arthroscopy Asociation) Madrid, 2020
XXIX SECEC-ESSSE Congress (European Society for Shoulder and Elbow surgery) Poznan, 2021
IX Congreso AEA – SEROD (Spanish Arthroscopy Asociation) Murcia, 2022
XVI Congreso SECHC (Spanish Shoulder and Elbow surgery society) Malaga, 2022
XXX SECEC-ESSSE Congress (European Society for Shoulder and Elbow surgery) Dublin, 2022
XV International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow surgery (International Board of Shoulder and Elbow surgery) Rome, 2023
V Dubai Shoulder Course (ASEA) Dubai, 2024

Research - Comunications

Fracturas de humero proximal en 3 y 4 fragmentos tratadas con placa PHILOS
D.M. Valdez, M.D. Villalba González, E. González Pedrouzo, J. Calmet García, I. Córcoles Martínez, R. Huguet Comelles. 49 Congreso de la S.E.C.O.T. Malaga, Spain
Osteomielitis de húmero distal en niño, 8 años despues de osteosintesis
D.M. Valdez, J. Aldecoa Llaurado, C. Pérez Rivarés, M.D. Villalba González, E. Piella Prat, E. Fernandez Manzano. 50 Congreso de la S.E.C.O.T., Barcelona, Spain
Indicaciones quirurgicas en Fracturas de humero proximal
D.M. Valdez. II Jornadas de Hospitals de Tarragona, Spain
Tractament de les fractures de tròquiter desplaçades amb osteosutures: tècnica de “closed book” i revisió de la literatura
Ferrando de Jorge, Albert; Valdez, Diego-Martín; Valdés Landeros, Valentín; Rodríguez Gangoso, Alfredo. Revista de Cirurgia Ortopedica i Traumatologia. Vol 17. 2020
Valoración de las lesiones humerales en Inestabiliidad G-H recurrente
D.M. Valdez. Congreso AEA – SEROD, Spain.
Influence of lateralized reverse shoulder prosthesis design on tuberosity union in proximal humerus fractures
A. Ferrando; D.M. Valdez; A. Rodriguez Gangoso. Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Nov. 2022